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[roosterhavoc]

 

[sdm111]

 

[centrarchid]

That little stag I got still roosting on ground and still has a limp. Either his leg is preventing him from jumping or he has never roosted up a night in his life. Tomorrow his is coming out for a workout to get a look at that leg. He also will not eat shell corn even when shorted on feed. He is like my boy with asparagus.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

You need to really look out how the birds are being kept. If you are keeping them in tight quarters, then one bird per pen. Tight quarters and restricted eats makes for cannibalism. I have never had a bird that preferred to cannibalize flock mates. it is done out of desperation.

I never had this issue before either. So all I can think is she likes the new feathers. So I will be making sure as much roam time as possible, high protein food during molt. Also fiddle with making a better chicken cape, for night time. I may just bring the one in at night and keep them penned separate for now. A bigger pen will be built eventually but medical bills are killing us financly right now. I will see what I can do. If not one thing it's another... oh well rather make mistakes with EEs then other breeds. They are my lab rats right now... so this is a learning thing.

 

[roosterhavoc]

That little stag I got still roosting on ground and still has a limp. Either his leg is preventing him from jumping or he has never roosted up a night in his life. Tomorrow his is coming out for a workout to get a look at that leg. He also will not eat shell corn even when shorted on feed. He is like my boy with asparagus.

I have 1 bird out of all of em that won't eat corn. I can't imagine that bird hasn't roosted up somewhere. Even with a hurt leg most would get up there by now. I would still put him up there just to see if he learns
Corn is a helluva lot better than asparagus

 

[JShubin]

That little stag I got still roosting on ground and still has a limp. Either his leg is preventing him from jumping or he has never roosted up a night in his life. Tomorrow his is coming out for a workout to get a look at that leg. He also will not eat shell corn even when shorted on feed. He is like my boy with asparagus.

Sounds like he has been in a pen his entire life without a perch. Limp is unusual.

Wonder if bone/musle density is low from lack of use.

 

[centrarchid]

I am pretty sure the stag was in an area reserved for the sub-parr. If pen-reared then he may never had an opportunity to roost up. The owner grabbed birds by legs a lot more than I do which could have caused damage as I watched. Stag is at that delicate rubbery stage where he has most of his size but very little of his adult strength. That would make his joints delicate. The containers he was in by himself was little more than an overturned 55-gallon drum so he was not doing much to work bones and muscles as I would like. It was not related to me how long he was in barrel. It was long enough for him to be thoroughly habituated.

 

[JShubin]

Was there a perch ?

 

[centrarchid]

A 2 x 4 on edge but otherwise on floor provided by barrel side. So not really.

 

[gmfwlbrdr]

Aargh, I erased all my pics on my phone by accident ,all my chickens gone.